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The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him. Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath. The _Empyrean_ series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: _Book #1 Fourth Wing_ _Book #2 Iron Flame_ _Book #3 Onyx Storm_ Show more Get the Bindery app * * * Posts about this title from Andromeda's Fragments [Andromeda's Fragments\\ \\ Raquel\\ \\ • Mar 13 2025](https://buffyreads.binderybooks.com/) [Dragons, Dramione, and a HORSE? \| 2025 Romantasy Smash or Pass](https://buffyreads.binderybooks.com/item/FWTxTzaf8tMegaXRmzJG/) Welcome to my first YouTube video ever! In this video, we’re diving into the most anticipated romantasy book releases of 2025! 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Overall, I read some great books, though one stood out over the rest. I’ll have my full reviews for each on Bindery this week!! What was your favorite January read?? #readingwrapup #readingwrapped #whatiread #bookrec * * * 7 books 1 [Peppered Ink\\ \\ Mary\\ \\ • Feb 2 2025](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Poll:\\ \\ What should I read next? \\ \\ Things everyone tells you about grad school: it is a _ton_ of reading. \\ \\ Things they emphasize when it's a literature degree: it's even _more_ reading. \\ \\ I mentioned it counted when I read for MA research, which is why I'm including _The Handbook to Literary Research_. No, I don't expect anyone to pick this one up. While it certainly has its interesting points and is valuable to my current purpose, it's also fairly dry in comparison to my usual titles. I don't expect that particular link to get a lot of clicks. \\ \\ Amidst dissertation proposal research, I did finally get to _Only When It's Us,_ and while I was appropriately warned in advance that I would weep, I was not expecting it to be so persistent! The tears didn't let up for a good twenty or so pages in there, and I'm expected to recover enough to focus on dissertation prep?? Rude. I recommend that one to any contemporary romance readers (specifically sports romance folk) who can handle a good cry. \\ \\ I also made headway in _Onyx Storm_ (nearly done!), and I'll go ahead and admit that it won't be getting a high rating from me... please don't come for my neck. \\ \\ Coming up this week, aside from yet more grad school reading, I _really_ want to reread _Legendborn_ and _Bloodmarked_ in anticipation of _Oathbound_ coming out in March. I did also download the ebook of _House of Frank_ earlier this week, and I'd love to have something cozy and hopeful lift my spirits in a time of turmoil.](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/item/WJqVbRSJqLaKhfVCA0na/) [Weekly Reading Wrap-Up](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/item/WJqVbRSJqLaKhfVCA0na/) * * * 7 books 3 [4](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/item/WJqVbRSJqLaKhfVCA0na/#comments) [Not So Well Read\\ \\ Courtney\\ \\ • Feb 2 2025](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [And somehow I thought things couldn't get worse... \\ \\ **This Week in the Book World:** \\ \\ Honestly, I didn't pay much attention to what was happening in the book world this week. I was too preoccupied with everything else that seemed to come crumbling down on top of us this week. \\ \\ If you caught wind of some important news or drama that I didn't, please drop me a comment and spill the tea.\\ \\ **This week's publishing news:** \\ \\ - Author of one of my favorite YA books (Pride), Ibi Zoboi's announced a new fantasy book titled The Serpent, The Rainbow, The Island below. Based in Haitian mythology, it's about "three orphans who are the descendants of Vodou gods, on a quest to reunite with their loved ones and protect a magical underworld from shape-shifting monsters"\\ \\ - I've also talked a lot about queer horror this week, so was excited to see a new book announcement from Ryan La Sala's, author of The Honeys, called The Dead of Summer, about a teen in a queer resort town off the coast of Maine and "a mysterious, supernatural plague rising from the sea"\\ \\ - We also got another Johnny Compton announcement! This one is titled Chimera Skin, and is a science fiction horror novella "pitched as The Fly meets The Thing and I am Legend".\\ \\ - The sporror genre is alive and well! Laura Cranehill's debute, Wife Shaped Bodies, is "about an isolated newlywed, covered in mushroom growths like all the wives in her community, who strikes a precarious balance between following her husband's strict rules and pursuing an intense connection with another woman"\\ \\ - And I know nothing about this book, but looks like we might have another big Romantasy title coming soon. Cortney L. Winn's, Vesselless, won a 6-figure deal to Voyager and also won deals with 8 other publishers for international distribution. Definitely one I'll be keeping an eye on.\\ \\ \\ **This week's new releases:** \\ \\ - Old Soul by Susan Barker (Adult, literary/horror)\\ \\ - We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin (Adult, literary)\\ \\ - Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry (Adult, Non-fiction)\\ \\ - Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker (Adult, horror)\\ \\ - The Scorpion Queen by Mina Fears (Teen, Fantasy)\\ \\ \\ **What I read this week:** \\ \\ **Onyx Storm (Finished)**\\ \\ Well, I finished it and I thought it was fine. Maybe I had just mentally prepared myself for a cliff-hanger, because I wasn't overly phased by anything that happened. Am I pissed I have to wait til 2027 for the next book? Yes. Is my interest in this series waning a bit? Also yes. I'm definitely going to experience some fatigue if we don't wrap this up soon, because I predict this may go the way of From Blood and Ash.\\ \\ **The Afterdark (Finished)**\\ \\ This was a fun little queer YA horror novel! I listened to the audiobook over the course of a couple of days and it was a nice little brain break from the real world. It started out a lot stronger than it finished, but I still really enjoyed it. It was a nice little snack of a book.\\ \\ **Listen to Your Sister (36%)**\\ \\ Holy shit. I cannot stop listening to this book. THIS is the exact kind of horror I love. It's creepy, it's emotional, it has a ton to say. I'm literally going to start listening again as soon as I finish writing this post.\\ \\ **Gifted & Talented (20%)**\\ \\ Might this be Olivie Blake's best book yet? That is definitely possible. I love, love, love Olivie Blake's style and voice, but her books require a certain level of attention that can make getting into them hard. I usually struggle through the first 50% before falling hopelessly in love with the story and reading the rest in one or two sittings. This one, however, has been so easy to jump into and it already has its claws in me after only 100 pages. Woof, it is long though.\\ \\ **What I bought/shelved** \\ \\ It's here!!! I finally got my galley of my Bookstagram buddy's debut fanatasy novel, A Dance of Lies! It's going to be my next ARC as soon as I finish Gifted & Talented.\\ \\ I also got both my Illumicrate (Watermoon by Samantha Sotto Yambao) and my Evernight (Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker) books this week.\\ \\ Here are some books I shelved this week:\\ \\ - Prince of the Sorrows by Kellen Graves\\ \\ - Anathema by Keri Lake\\ \\ - Modern Divination by Isabel Agajanian\\ \\ \\ **Other musings:** \\ \\ My husband I watched The Dead Don't Die, which came out in 2019 but somehow flew completely under our radar and it was so fun. It's one of the driest movies I have ever seen, but is absolutely a pop-culture gem. Their depiction of small town life–specifically a certain Steve Buscemi scene–had me cackling. 10/10 would recommend watching on Netflix.\\ \\ I also started playing Lemoncake again after putting it down for awhile. If you love cozy games, particularly time management games like Diner Dash, this one is so fun to play on Switch.\\ \\ Lastly, it's time to vote on our February book club! In February, we're going for grand, sweeping romantic gestures and I'm really excited about our options. They're all backlist titles that I've been wanting to read for years. Join and vote here.](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/MDT4MovYkxqqzYEHTfJr/) [Weekly Wrap Up – 1.27-2.2](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/MDT4MovYkxqqzYEHTfJr/) * * * 14 books 1 [chronicallybookish\\ \\ Kaley\\ \\ • Jan 29 2025](https://chronicallybookish.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Hello and welcome to my Bindery! One of the things I am most excited to bring you are monthly round ups of upcoming book releases with disability, chronic illness, and mental illness representation. Disability representation has always been at the heart of my platform, and I thought this would be a great way to get these books onto people's radar.\\ \\ In the future, each round up will come at the end of the month, and will let you know about every book with disability representation that will release in the coming month (or at least all of them I can find! I spent hours scouring for releases, but I'm sure I won't always manage to catch every single one). This first one is a _little_ different, since I didn't want to leave out all of the amazing January releases!\\ \\ That all said--let's get into it!\\ \\ **January Releases**\\ \\ _Title:_ **The Holiday Switch** by Torie Jean\\ \\ _Representation:_ endometriosis and adenomyosis\\ \\ _Genre:_ Contemporary Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 1, 2025\\ \\ _My Rating:_ 5 stars\\ \\ _Title:_ **An Honored Vow**(The Halfling Saga #4) by Melissa Blair\\ \\ _Representation:_ addiction, PTSD\\ \\ _Genre:_ Romantasy\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 7, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **For One Night Only** by Jessica James\\ \\ _Representation:_ anxiety and panic disorder\\ \\ _Genre:_ Contemporary Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 7, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **Once Smitten, Twice Shy** by Chloe Liese\\ \\ _Representation:_ mixed connective tissue disorder, autism, celiac disease\\ \\ _Genre:_ Contemporary Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 14, 2025\\ \\ _My Rating: 4.5 stars_\\ \\ _Title:_ **Death of the Author** by Nnedi Okorafor\\ \\ _Representation:_ paraplegia, wheelchair user, PTSD\\ \\ _Genre:_ Literary Fiction\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 14, 2025\\ \\ _My Rating:_ 4 stars\\ \\ _Title:_ **About the Boy** by Leah Nicole Whitcomb\\ \\ _Representation:_ autism\\ \\ _Genre:_ YA Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 14, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **How to Survive This Fairytale** by S.M. Hallow\\ \\ _Representation:_ mental illness, limb difference\\ \\ _Genre:_ Fantasy Horror\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 16, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **Secret Shadows** by J.J. Otis\\ \\ _Representation:_ vision impairment\\ \\ _Genre:_ Romantasy\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 17, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **The Broposal** by Sonora Reyes\\ \\ _Representation:_ autism\\ \\ _Genre:_ Contemporary Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 21, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **Onyx Storm** by Rebecca Yarros\\ \\ _Representation:_ EDS (ehler's danlos syndrome), POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome)\\ \\ _Genre:_ Romatasy\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 21, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **The Man for You** by Nikki Grant\\ \\ _Representation:_ depression, anxiety, reynaud's syndrome\\ \\ _Genre:_ Contemporary Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 23, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **Artifice and Access**(A Disability in Fantasy Anthology) edited by Ella T. Holmes\\ \\ _Representation:_ several\\ \\ _Genre:_ Fantasy\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 25, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **Searching for a Valentine** by Alice Dashwood\\ \\ _Representation:_ anxiety, PTSD\\ \\ _Genre:_ Contemporary Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 27, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **Carving Shadows Into Gold**(Forging Silver into Stars #2)by Brigid Kemmerer\\ \\ _Representation:_ amputee, mobility aid user, PTSD\\ \\ _Genre:_ YA Fantasy\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 28, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **A Merry Murderous Midwinter**(The Skeleton Crew #3) by Dahlia Donovan\\ \\ _Representation:_ autism\\ \\ _Genre:_ Cozy Mystery\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 31, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **So Right** by Abby Millsaps\\ \\ _Representation:_ PMDD (pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder)\\ \\ _Genre:_ Why Choose Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ January 31, 2025\\ \\ **February Releases**\\ \\ _Title:_ **Lilith Mason Takes on the Everlore**(Wretched Daughters #2) by Wendolyn Baird\\ \\ _Representation:_ dysautonomia, depression, anxiety, c-PTSD\\ \\ _Genre:_ Fantasy\\ \\ _Release Date:_ February 1, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **Unloved** by Peyton Corinne\\ \\ _Representation:_ dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD\\ \\ _Genre:_ Contemporary Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ February 4, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **Bless the Blood**(A Cancer Memoir) by Walela Nehanda\\ \\ _Representation:_ leukemia\\ \\ _Genre:_ YA Poetry and Essay Collection\\ \\ _Release Date:_ February 6, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **Can't Help Falling in Love** by Mariah Ankenman\\ \\ _Representation:_ ADHD\\ \\ _Genre:_ Contemporary Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ February 13, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **Setting Up Love** by Rose Santoriello\\ \\ _Representation:_ endometriosis\\ \\ _Genre:_ Monster Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ February 14, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **The Incident at Ingleton**(Beau Monde Secrets) by Anne Rollins\\ \\ _Representation:_ migraines\\ \\ _Genre:_ Historical Romance\\ \\ _Release Date:_ February 20, 2025\\ \\ _Title:_ **Guard & Guise**(Faeted Hearts #2) by Laura Winter\\ \\ _Representation:_ chronic pain, chronic fatigue\\ \\ _Genre:_ Romantasy\\ \\ _Release Date:_ February 20, 2025\\ \\ Upgrade for $5 or login](https://chronicallybookish.binderybooks.com/item/dhk5MCiLL46GG86XEOtS/) [EVERY January and February Release With Disability Representation](https://chronicallybookish.binderybooks.com/item/dhk5MCiLL46GG86XEOtS/) * * * 23 books 2 [Peppered Ink\\ \\ Mary\\ \\ • Jan 26 2025](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [The extremely short and quick read of the week was _Once More Upon a Time_ by Roshani Chokshi, which takes a handful of hallmarks of classic fairytales (think _Twelve Dancing Princesses_ meets _The Three Princes_) and mashes them together in a tale of love, first cursed then renewed. \\ \\ I'll go ahead and say that it's not my favorite of hers. I don't think I can do sitcom-level humor in a fantasy. (Am I broken? Is there something wrong with me??) I had a similar issue with _Assistant to the Villain_. I love to laugh as much as anyone, but there are too many times it feels overdone—the horse cloak in _Once More Upon a Time_ was entirely unnecessary.\\ \\ Again, a very fast read, but not my cup of twisted tea.\\ \\ \\ \\ My audiobook of late is R.F. Kuang's _The Poppy War_, which (I must admit) I think I might already like better than _Babel_?? I have the entire series on audiobook, but I tend to consume them somewhat slowly (I'm a 1.2x speed kinda gal), so it may be some time before I can offer a meaningful update there. Bear with me.\\ \\ Probably two or more years ago, my beloved sister-in-law gifted me a copy of Chloe Liese's _Only When It's Us_, and as delighted as I was that she was getting into romance, I didn't get around to reading it. Two good friends of mine knew about this utter failure on my part, and one texted the following last week...\\ \\ "This is your quarterly reminder to finally read _Only When It's Us_."\\ \\ Point taken. I started it last night, and I can feel the tears already forming. Stay tuned.\\ \\ I also completely broke my "Dry January" rule. For those of you who didn't happen to see that TikTok, I told myself I wouldn't buy any books during the month of January. I'll fall on my sword in video form soon, but I went ahead and picked up _What the River Knows_ and _Where the Library Hides_ by Isabel Ibañez. (I'm getting the sense that the first is a little better than the second, but I'll be reading them both soon enough to determine that for myself.)\\ \\ Oh, did you think "Dry January" meant no drinking? Bless your heart. New "Liquor in the Library" coming tomorrow...\\ \\ And no, I have not read _Onyx Storm_ yet and have been dodging spoilers on TikTok with agility that would make the dragons proud. I did reread _Fourth Wing_ and _Iron Flame_ seeking out textual evidence of a couple of theories, but those rereads highlighted a handful of inconsistencies that make me want to shake my fist at Red Tower. (PLEASE stop rushing to print! Calm down with the blatant cash grabs, I beg you!)\\ \\ On to what I plan to read this coming week, I'll be finishing up _Only When It's Us_, and I imagine I'll have some research reading to do for preparing my thesis proposal (it COUNTS, okay??). I do want to get to _Onyx Storm_, but also on my list is _The Guncle_ by Steven Rowley, which I've heard is charming.\\ \\ Comment below with what you've been reading lately!](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/item/2g23UYwImGMKu1k7zWaV/) [Weekly Reading Wrap-Up](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/item/2g23UYwImGMKu1k7zWaV/) * * * 7 books 4 [2](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/item/2g23UYwImGMKu1k7zWaV/#comments) [Not So Well Read\\ \\ Courtney\\ \\ • Jan 26 2025](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Not gonna lie, this week was especially exhausting, for a variety of reasons.\\ \\ **This Week in the Book World:** \\ \\ **Onyx Storm.** It's here. After almost a year of pre-orders and constantly emailing my publishing reps to ensure I had enough copies, Onyx Storm is finally on shelves and here's a bit about how that journey went:\\ \\ - Midnight Releases: This week was full of nostalgia and packed bookstores–special shout out to all my fellow indie owners, I hope you all are getting some rest. While most folks seemed to have a great time at the events, there was some chatter about how disappointing the B&N events were. Shocker, that a giant corporation didn't put a ton of extra effort into creating a special community experience.\\ \\ - Target: This is by far the biggest fumble of the entire release and I'm just shocked by how this all played out. There was a last minute Target exclusive edition announced just a few short weeks ago that promised exclusive art throughout. They did not take preorders and apparently some stores got as few as 7 copies total. From what I can gather from the internet buzz folks waited in line for hours only to have the first few individuals buy all (or most) of the available copies. Those that were lucky enough to snag a copy found out that the "original" art was just slightly altered stock art.\\ \\ \\ **This week's publishing news:** \\ \\ Publishing deals I'm excited about:\\ \\ - We're getting new Rebecca Ross!! And it's set in the Divine Rivals universe!! Wild Reverence will be a standalone about a goddess and a human lord.\\ \\ - We also got an announcement about a new Sarah Beth Durst! I haven't had a chance to read The Spellshop yet, but I know it is beloved by many. This new one, Sea of Charms, is about "a sailor, a musician, a sea serpent, and a sentient shrub." Sign me up.\\ \\ - A debut that caught my eye: The Darkness Greeted Her by Christina Ferko. Pitched as "a sapphic horror set in the Appalachian wilderness about a remote therapy camp haunted by a shadowy monster". I love nothing more than queer appalachia.\\ \\ \\ **This week's new releases:** \\ \\ - Motheater by Linda H. Codega (Adult, fantasy)\\ \\ - We Do Not Part by Han Kang (Adult, literary)\\ \\ \\ **What I read this week:** \\ \\ **Elatsoe (Finished)**\\ \\ This was such a unique take on fantasy and I loved the way it seamlessly blended all of our favorite creatures, stories, and lore into a modern world while keeping Lipan Apache history and culture front and center. My very favorite thing, however, is that we got to see a main character who is CONFIRMED asexual, rather than just one that has to be inferred. Oh, and there were so many good dogs!!!\\ \\ **Fagin the Thief (Finished)**\\ \\ This one didn't make me cry quite as hard as A Tip for the Hangman, but it got close. Epstein has the unique ability to take a well-known character from history and pull them right into the heart of a modern day reader. Fagin the Thief adds depth and richness to a the original Dickens character, casting him in a new light while still keeping the nuances of the original tale.\\ \\ **Onyx Storm(86%)**\\ \\ I heard there was a cliffhanger. I'm going to riot.\\ \\ **The Will of the Many (56%)**\\ \\ We had part 1 of our fantasy book club for Will of the Many on Monday. We were supposed to read to the 50% point, but we heard from a few folks who finished the book that something wild is about to happen. I cannot wait to keep reading and see what comes next.\\ \\ **What I bought/shelved** \\ \\ The only thing I bought was the Onyx Storm audiobook this week, but I did shelve the following:\\ \\ - Keep It In the Dark by Justin Arnold (Teen, paranormal romance)\\ \\ - When Blood Meets Earth by E.A. Noble (Adult, fantasy)\\ \\ \\ **Other musings:** \\ \\ Strongly, strongly recommend having a craft weekend with your friends where you make a charm necklaces and iron on patches on matching sweatsuits. I may not have gotten as much reading done, nor posted on insta as much as I wanted to this week, but I'm feeling rested after a very busy week.\\ \\ Last thing, I'm on Bluesky! And I'm kind of loving it! If you're not, you can follow me here.](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/NXyKlGgFK0zcvVyQu8sB/) [Weekly Wrap Up – 1.20-1.26](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/NXyKlGgFK0zcvVyQu8sB/) * * * 8 books 1 [Skies Press\\ \\ Emma\\ \\ • Jan 23 2025](https://skiesreads.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Here's the situation with the Onyx Storm Target edition artwork](https://skiesreads.binderybooks.com/item/ozyQXPhyn4kOlKJlF1dB/) WHAT happened with Onyx Storm? Let’s talk about this Target edition stuff going on. Stock art in the book is from Liu Zishan, Laslo Ludrovan, and Next Mars Media 📚 #fourthwing #onyxstorm #rebeccayarros #redtower #fantasybooks #romantasy #booktoker #emmaskiesreads * * * 1